‘Group of 7’ creators reflect on the meaning of Remembrance Day in Canada

Chris is the writer of Canadian historical action-adventure comic book series Group of 7 and the upcoming Peregrines. He is also an archivist and holds a Masters of Information Studies from the University of Toronto. Chris has written for Spacing Toronto, The American Archivist and the Guelph Mercury Tribune.

Jason is the artist for Group of 7. He’s illustrated for the Guelph Mercury Tribune and recently begun drawing the upcoming comic book Peregrines. Prior to making comics, Jason was an elementary school art teacher, taught comic arts at the Royal Ontario Museum and served as a communication professor at George Brown College.

During our chat, Chris and Jason talked about the new issue of Group of 7 and what inspires them to create the series. Both offered their personal insight into what Remembrance Day means to them and how they hope the Group of 7 series will educate and inspire others.

You can discover more about Group of 7 on Twitter at @groupof7 and online at groupof7comic.ca

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Here’s some of the current news about Canadian comic book creators and supporters.

University Affairs interviewed researcher Dr. Benjamin Woo, assistant professor of communication and media studies at Carleton University, about his latest book ‘Getting a Life: The Social Worlds of Geek Culture’. In the interview, he says that his research isn’t directly about comics. He said ‘It’s about people. And people are endlessly fascinating.’ You can read more at UniversityAffairs.cahttps://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/its-all-geek-to-benjamin-woo/

Here’s what’s on the calendar of events for this coming weekend for Canadian comic book creators and supporters:

Trenton Comic Con takes place on November 10 in Trenton, Ontario

Napanee Comic Con takes place on November 11 in Napanee, Ontario

For details about both events, please visit popculturecanada.ca

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